Finance Item/Grant Request Template
Date Submitted: 11-02-20
Requesting Agency: Finance
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Subject Matter Expert Name:
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Name: Jessica Skibo |
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Email: Jessica.Skibo@denvergov.org |
Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance approving the purchase of capital equipment from the Wastewater Management Division Planned Fleet Replacement Fund.
Approves the purchase of a flatbed truck from the Wastewater Management Division Planned Fleet Replacement Fund. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-10-20.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
The 2020 Budget authorized the purchase of three vehicles in Wastewater that the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure would like to swap out for a different vehicle due to changing needs in Wastewater. Specifically, DOTI would like to swap out a Ford F450 Flatbed (Diesel) truck (Ref #20-743), a Ford F450 (Diesel) Flatbed Truck with plow (Ref #20-195), and a trailer (Ref #20-744) with a F550 Custom Flatbed (Diesel) Truck with water tank/vac/tool rack/jet.
This request is driven by a change in Wastewater operations. In 2021, Wastewater will inherit green infrastructure (street-side planters and curb extensions) maintenance responsibilities and needs a Vegetation Establishment and Maintenance Program (VEMP) Truck. Green infrastructure requires routine maintenance (weeding, watering, trash and sediment removal). A VEMP truck is needed to make WW crews efficient and effective as it will be outfitted with a water tank/vac/tool rack/jet. In order to obtain a VEMP Truck, Wastewater wants to swap REF 20-743, REF 20-744, and REF 20-195. In previous years, Wastewater supported Street Maintenance (SM) Paving Operations by protecting, lowering, and raising manholes. In 2019 WW introduced a pilot of using MH safety rings to avoid having to adjust manholes. Based on a successful pilot, SM used MH safety ramps in 2020 for MH protection and skidsteers to mill around MHs. The number of MH adjustments (reduced by approx. 60%) and the need for MH riser trucks have reduced significantly. Wastewater no longer needs REF 20-195 to replace DM-16 (riser truck) because Wastewater has two other operational riser trucks and DM-16 can be used if needed. REF 20-743 was for a new flatbed truck originally needed to haul a skidsteer to support SM Paving Operations. Because of the reduced need for Wastewater to adjust MHs in support of SM mentioned above, the flatbed truck (REF 20-743) is not needed. REF 20-744 was for a new trailer that Wastewater does not need because existing trailers can be used to haul Wastewater construction equipment/backhoe.
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Budget Year: 2020
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